wineries in the bay of islands

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Omata EstateHaving collected vine stock from Spain and France, James Busby came to setup a winery in New Zealand, planting a small vineyard in 1836 near where the Omata Homestead now stands.Over 160 years later, New Zealand has developed a well earned reputation for world class wines, with…

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...e artist's town with its wineries, where he liked to relax with a bottle of the local Sauvignon Blanc. He would wander through orange and grapefruit orchards, or follow the four-kilometre river track leading to the thundering cascade of Rainbow Falls.
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North Island Progress

over a year ago: 30th April 2007
...We have also visited the Bay of Islands region (far north), lots of wineries and craft galleries. We are going to explore Auckland, which seems nice so far, for the next couple of days and then head out to Rarotonga.......